Kevin Lawton

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Kevin Lawton
Personal information
Birth nameKevin Edmund Lawton [1]
Born (1960-09-28) 28 September 1960 (age 62) [1]
Auckland, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb) [1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four

Kevin Edmund Lawton (born 28 September 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Lawton was born in 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] Along with Don Symon, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox), Lawton won the bronze medal in the coxed four. [3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 461 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. [2]

He now lives on a lifestyle block in Leigh, [2] with his wife and their four daughters.[ citation needed ]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's eight</span> Olympic rowing event

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Lawton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kevin Lawton". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.